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ByShakeel Syed |August 14, 2017

Shakeel Syed, executive director of Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development, writes that while we all should condemn the mayhem and the loss of life this weekend in Virginia, we also need to open our eyes to the racism in America that fuels this kind of hate.

ByClara Turner |March 3, 2017

Is Santa Ana's downtown development really good for the entire city? Clara Turner counters the view by Downtown Inc. that all is rosy with the city's approach toward revitalizing it's center business core.

Hopes that Santa Ana would give voters a chance to transform the city's electoral systems were dealt a blow this week when the City Council voted down a proposal. But activists signaled that they would take up the cause.

ByShakeel Syed |November 14, 2016

UNITE-HERE, which represents Anaheim Resort district employees, is collecting signatures to put two luxury hotel development deals before voters in November, after failed attempts to engage the projects’ developer on a labor deal.

ByAda Briceño |June 24, 2016

History will not be kind in its memory of this week's Supreme Court ruling on immigration, writes Unite Here Local 11 leader Ada Briceño, calling this week's immigration ruling a travesty of justice rooted in the same racism and classism that has always informed the most shameful rulings of the highest court in our land.

In a special video report, Voice of OC examines a watershed moment in Anaheim politics, as residents and activists confront the city council majority over a voting districts map that could change the city's electoral landscape.

Judge David O Carter this week demonstrated real leadership on combating homelessness by getting out into the field and challenging county officials to focus public resources on meeting immediate needs of riverbed residents. Yet will this rare focus last? Could receivership of federal and state funds coming into the County of Orange be on the horizon?

Rashad Al-Dabbagh, who lives in Anaheim and is the founder/director of the Arab American Civic Council, criticizes a decision last week by the U.S. Census Bureau that the 2020 Census would not include a new “Middle Eastern or North African” category in its race and ethnicity data collection for the 2020 Census.

Orange County supervisors step up their attack on public comment at their regular public meetings by pushing taxpayers to the end of their meeting agenda. The change means offering public comment to county supervisors will take hours of waiting.